Which one of you is the "Squirrel Guy"?
 

http://tampa.craigslist.org/bik/240834733.html

http://www.sptimes.com/2006/07/20/Fl...r_a_spin.shtml

Dunno if he comes here or not, but he'd certainly be a welcome addition.

What a great read. Yeah, I'd love to have that guy on here.

You really think he'd have time to waste here? ;)

I'm not the "Squirrel Guy" himself, but I have a similar little cycle recyclery called Bike Doc Cycles:

Bike Doc Cycles Of Miami

-Kurt

The Squirrel Guy Lives!
(more or less)
Thanks Chris for turning me on to this Cool Site.
I haven't a Clue how to do this but I'll give it a spin.
I've got to go to work at my "Day Job" but will write more Later today,
just wanted to say Hi from Sunny Florida.
HI

Hey SquirrelGuy, welcome to BF! Good show mate! :beer:

Ha ha, nice! Glad to see you showed up!

Welcome, SquirrelGuy! Nice to see you here, after reading the SPT article.

Excellent! How it works is, we all waste far too much time talking about bikes. On the plus side, if you need to identify something, or something is stuck and you don't know how to shift it, or you want to know where to find some obscure part (apart from in the pile in your garden) somebody will usually know.

Thanks to all!
I will definitly have Questions, I've worked with bikes for years but still
come across those weird things that keep me up at night..........
Or is that my Wife? (sorry dear).
The SPT artical was really a Gas, nice people.
I finnally bought an Old Travel Trailer and have converted it to a work shop/storage shed.
If you guys haven't done the craigslist thing it's Great, you may never want to go back to Ebay.

The last three framesets I've moved have been on Craigslist....in Maine, no less.
Not the Hottest bicycle market.
And welcome; these are good people you've fallen in with.
Top

TheSquirrelGuy--it's great to see you here in our happy home. You must not have noticed all our stickies at the top of the page. We love CL! We have warm spots in our hearts for Craigslisters and sometimes even e-bayers. That was a great article about you, too.

East Hill

Thanks Top!
I have been blessed to have a couple of Bike Nutz that I write to in New Haven and Chicago who both do well with craigslist, good for finding those treasures too. I picked up a 1967 Stingray and a 1964 Schwinn Corvette locally from it. Like anything else you got to get up early to get the deals.
David

Squirrelguy (David).

Welcome aboard. If you have any questions about the workings of
the forum let us know, we aim to please.

I for one really appreciate what you do, so from me, thank you.

Marty

Welcome David. I'm with you on craigslist; in the past two years I've sold about 70 bikes I've refurbished on CL. The longest it ever took was nine days once. Usually it's more like one or two.

Another great thing here is when you find a really great bike, you can post pics of it here and all your pals will either pick it to pieces or tell you how much you suck. Or both. :D

Welcome Squirrel Guy!

Here at BikeForums, you can even find some interesting potential for trades in one of the sticky threads...

I have personally done a few small trades, and it has been fun.

It is also amazing when someone mentions in a thread that they have their eyes open for a specific bike or component, and one of the next messages will be "you have PM" (PM is private mail)

Speaking of which, I am late mailing some items I have promised to others... Some pedal dust caps will be mailed this weekend. :o

Welcome, Squirrel Guy!

I admire what you are doing! Keep up the good work!

A head's up to you, Squirrel Guy: be careful outside of the C&V forum - people get nasty. These people here are some of the most helpful ones on all the boards, though. And welcome! I look forward to reading your posts.

Actually, the lads and lasses over at 50+ are generally quite civil--but they are fixated on pie.

East Hill

Really, pie? That was a big SS/FG thing for a while.

Uh oh. Squirrel Guy and Bike Doc come face to face. Will it turn into some ugly crosstown throwdown?

That was a good story about you Squirrel Guy. Welcome to our corner of BF.

Pie. Blueberry in particular. I think TheSquirrelGuy could handle that lot, though. He seems pretty tough. Perhaps he can get them fixated on root beer instead.

East Hill

SG/David,

Welcome aboard! You'll find all of the areas on BF fun and helpful, my favorites are Classic & Vintage, Fifty Plus (it's OK if you're not fifty yet) and Bicycle Mechanics. Overall, everyone is friendly and helpful in these three areas. Some of the other areas (like Road Cycling and Advocacy) have some rabble rousers but overall BikeForums is a great place to hang out. You're doing a good thing with your efforts, I envy you :) ....

B'Dog

I refurbish and sell bikes on CL too, but not on they scale you're doing it. I wish my wife would let the bikes take over but she treats them like some kind of alien invasion, not like the two wheel friends they are. As it is, space limits me to about 30 bikes, but I'm building a shed of sorts out of a truck shell to expand that just a little. :)

I have to commend you for finding something that makes you really happy and embracing it, many many people fail to do so even after nearly dying from a lemon sized brain tumor. I also love the idea of a reunion ride, how fun! Sometimes I wonder what happens to the bikes that leave here, especially the ones that leave as frames only.

Kemmer

Hey, I'm your crazy neighbor to the north! Welcome aboard from Tallahassle!

Since Vancouver is relatively small I see them from time to time. My friend said he say 3 downtown the other day within a 5 minute period (he could have been mistaken on some). But it's good to hear that people are still using them and that they have stood up over time. I occasionally see the owners riding them and they say they have had zero problems which makes me feel good about my worthiness as a mechanic.

Hello Guys!
It's Good to be here.......it's good to be anywhere.....
This sounds like a Great place with a Great group of people dedicated to the advancement and better understanding of all things bicycle.......Amen.

Yes I do like pie (as long as it has nuts in it).
I love Rootbeer, it's good enough for Snoopy so it's good enough for an old Squirrel.

Hey Kemmer, Tell your Wife you want an Old Travel Trailer for Christmas, nothing too fancy cause you can take most of the Junk out and use it for a shop and storage unit. It's mostly dry and warm in the winter.

I here Vancouver is a Very Nice town for Bicycles, good paths and stuff.

As far as Bikes go I have an Open mind and welcome any Information thats out there, it will make me better at what I love to do. I Re-Cycle because I love Bikes and enjoy Bike People (They're "Special").

I Hope "Bike Doc" can help me understand some of the bike problems I come across.

I have a 1940's Schwinn DX that I am trying to restore for an Old couple.
The Man's Father bought it for him in 1947 or 48 for his Birthday.
This bike has been sitting next to their front porch for Over 20 Years and has rusted to Almost nothing.
I suggested they just use it for a boat anchor but they didn't see the humor in that.
Everthing is toast except the frame, but.........the frame has more nasty pits then a Russian Chorus Line!
The welds look good but parts of the surface are pretty rough.
Is there a way to smooth out the surface with a filler that is easy to apply and will last?
Has anyone experimented with this sort of thing?
Thanks,
David

Hi David.

My folks are east of you, in Jacksonville, been there for almost 30 years now.
Used to be a nice quiet place but not any more!
One thing I might let you know, since you are a "red star" member you can post
adverts on the For Sale forum if you wish to do so, if you have any problem with this
send me a PM and we can handle them.

Marty